- Dr. Temidayo Oniosun is the founder of Space in Africa and a prominent space scientist.
- He successfully sent Egusi, a traditional Nigerian dish, into space.
- The achievement was announced via a TikTok post and featured in a BBC News Pidgin video.
Dr. Temidayo Oniosun, the founder of Space in Africa and a renowned space scientist, has achieved a remarkable feat by sending Egusi, a traditional Nigerian delicacy, into space.
The update was revealed in a TikTok post and further featured in a BBC News Pidgin video, where Dr. Oniosun spoke about his motivation and journey.
Sharing his experience, he said:
“The reason I took Egusi to space is not hard to understand. Egusi is a food almost everyone in Nigeria eats. It’s indigenous to us.”
He also explained the inspiration behind the project, saying:
“We believe that in the future, people will live on the Moon, on Mars, and other planets. They will need to eat. That’s where the idea came from so it won’t look like we are not making plans. We should also carry out research on food from this part of the world.”
According to Dr. Oniosun, the Egusi was obtained from Oyo State before being sent to NASA’s agricultural laboratory in Florida, where food products are specially prepared for space missions.
The social media post, captioned “Egusi wey be confam local delicacy from Africa don go space come back! 🚀🚀🚀”, added:
“Like play, like play, Egusi wey be common food for countries like Nigeria, Ghana and others, don first millions of people go space.”
The news stirred excitement among Nigerians online, with many taking to the comment section to celebrate the groundbreaking achievement.
See some reactions below:
@Ladies In Crypto 💸: “There is nowhere Nigerias will no go 🤣.”
@The Maestro {💚🦚}: “Am I the only one who genuinely doesn’t find this hard to understand or read at all? I feel like it’s pretty easy for anyone with an understanding of English.”
@canthesitate: “The likelihood of that rocket going to space is 0.”
@slayedbyga.: “Me who be human never enter space but egusi make am 😭.”
@Jude: “everyone in the comments whining about not understanding…. maybe it’s not FOR YOU.”
@AYO ILORI | Music Minister: “Na Egusi you Dey experiment, na soldering iron we Dey see. How dem relate, you Dey sod egusi?”
@alexia4realz: “theres no way this is an actually verified bbc account😭 i wish i grew up in naija so i could actually understand what the heck is being said😭😭😭😭.”
@bl addited 🌈 🇳🇬: “That Yoruba for you 💯they introduced themselves in any given opportunity 💯💯.”
@Anonymose verify: “poverty so now egusi don go space 🚀 me I no even go Ghana.”
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